Saudi police arrest six more al-Qaida members in alleged plot

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Police investigating a purported Islamic extremist plot to attack Mecca arrested six more suspected al-Qaida members who allegedly escaped a raid on a bomb-filled apartment, newspapers reported Monday.

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